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This vintage book contains a detailed account of the Romanoff (Romanov) family, with a particular focus on Czar Nicholas II. The House of Romanov was the second ruling Russian dynasty after the House...

Through the historical writings of classic scholars, poets, and commentators, Savagery in Sandals sheds a light on the world of the gladiatorial games and the lives of Ancient Rome's most renowned...

Through the historical writings of classic scholars, poets, and commentators, Savagery in Sandals sheds a light on the world of the gladiatorial games and the lives of Ancient Rome's most renowned...

James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) was an American civil rights activist and writer who led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He was the first African American...

John Franklin (1786-1847) was a famous Arctic explorer that sailed to find the North-West Passage. Becoming a haunting tale of history now known as Franklin's lost expedition. Franklin and his crew...

Eber M. Pettit (1802-1885) was an American philanthropist who famously operated an Underground Railroad station in Versailles, NY. The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe...

The North-West Passage had thwarted the attempts of many expeditions by the mid nineteenth century, but none were so famous as the disappearance of Sir John Franklin and his crew. After two years...

"The Black Baron - The Strange Life of Gilles De Rais" is Tennille Dix's 1930 biography of Gilles de Rais (1405-1440), a French knight and lord who led the French army and was one of Joan of Arc's...

"The Black Baron - The Strange Life of Gilles De Rais" is Tennille Dix's 1930 biography of Gilles de Rais (1405-1440), a French knight and lord who led the French army and was one of Joan of Arc's...

"The Blue Steppes" is a 1925 account of the author's time spent in Russia immediately before and during the revolution of 1917. Within it, he offers incredible descriptions of the people and places...

Robin George Collingwood, FBA (1889 - 1943) was an English historian, philosopher, and archaeologist most famous his philosophical works. Along with "The Principles of Art" (1938), Collingwood's "The...

Read & Co. History presents this brand new edition of "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African", an autobiography published in 1798. Equiano (c...

Read & Co. History presents this brand new edition of "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African", an autobiography published in 1798. Equiano (c...

"The Last Days of the Romanovs from 15th March, 1917" is a detailed account of the end of the Romanov Dynasty. The House of Romanov was the second ruling Russian dynasty after the House of Rurik,...

"The Last of the Mayflower" is a 1920 work by James Rendel Harris that looks at the fate of the 'Mayflower', an English ship that transported early Pilgrims to the New World in 1620. The ship has...

Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), also known as "Ploughman Poet" and various other names, was a Scottish lyrical poet widely considered to be national poet of Scotland. This vintage book contains a...

John Franklin (1786-1847) was a famous Arctic explorer that sailed to find the North-West Passage. Becoming a haunting tale of history, Franklin and his crew were last seen by whalers in Baffin Bay...

"The Original Blue-Beard - The History of Gilles De Retz" is Thomas Wilson's 1899 biography of Gilles de Rais (1405-1440), a French knight and lord who led the French army and was one of Joan of...

John Franklin (1786-1847) was a famous Arctic explorer that sailed to find the North-West Passage. Becoming a haunting tale of history, Franklin and his crew were last seen by whalers in Baffin Bay...

This is an English translation of "The Private Life of the Romanoffs", originally published in German and written by Bernhard Stern. Within this volume, Stern explores the idea of the Romanoffs as...

This is an English translation of "The Private Life of the Romanoffs", originally published in German and written by Bernhard Stern. Within this volume, Stern explores the idea of the Romanoffs as...

Bringing the story of Julius Caesar to life in vivid detail, this fascinating history offers a compelling account of a Roman leader whose name has become synonymous with power, strategy, and ambition...

Bringing the story of Julius Caesar to life in vivid detail, this fascinating history offers a compelling account of a Roman leader whose name has become synonymous with power, strategy, and ambition...

"The Romance of the Romanovs" is a detailed treatise on the Romanov Dynasty of Russia and their eventual downfall, written by Joseph McCabe. Within it, McCabe explores this notably autocratic episode...

"The Romance of the Romanovs" is a detailed treatise on the Romanov Dynasty of Russia and their eventual downfall, written by Joseph McCabe. Within it, McCabe explores this notably autocratic episode...

Journey through the different phases of Rome's development, from its early days as a Kingdom, through its dynamic period as a Republic, and finally into its expansive era as an Empire in this...

First published in 1917, "The World's Greatest Military Spies and Secret Service Agents" contains real accounts of men and women throughout history who have risked their lives in daring exploits for...

First published in 1921, this book contains the memoirs of Pierre Gilliard. Pierre Gilliard (1879 - 1962) was a Swiss author and academic famous for being the French language tutor of Russian Emperor...

First published in 1921, this book contains the memoirs of Pierre Gilliard. Pierre Gilliard (1879 - 1962) was a Swiss author and academic famous for being the French language tutor of Russian Emperor...

Originally published in 1897, "Thirty Years a Slave" is a first person account of life as a slave written by Louis Hughes (1832-1913), an American-born slave belonging to a plantation owner in...